Your comment being top of thread, and you seemingly being conversant in the details of the issue, would be exceptionally well-placed to make an argument on the merits of the subject matter. Character portraits are sometimes useful, but technical detail is often conclusive.

What's the steelman of djb's position and why does it fail scrutiny? To the uninitiated, it sounds like his preference for the hybrid classical/BQP scene is prudent given the marginal computational burden.

But I'm guessing, it would be better if an expert weighed in with details.